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Born: October 11, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: October 16, 1990 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
In the '60s, when John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman were defining the concept of a jazz avant-garde, few knowledgeable observers would have guessed that in another 30 years the music's mainstream would virtually bypass their innovations, in favor of the hard bop style that free jazz had apparently supplanted. As it turned out, many listeners who ha... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World [2008 Japan]
2006 Quicksilver Live at Birdland NYC
2003 Birthday Concert
2002 Workshop
2002 Recuerdo
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Filmography:
2008 Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
2008 Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
2001 Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles
1999 The Black Big Bands
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Influenced By: Cozy Cole Max Roach Chick Webb Big Sid Catlett Duke Ellington More >> Followers: Larance Marable Frank Butler Billy Hart Philly Joe Jones Louis Hayes More >>

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